Die Nibelungen

In a dramatization of the Norse myth, Siegfried fights dragons and ogres while traveling through the mystical Woden Wood, but his greatest challenge is the battle for the love of Kriemhild, King Gunther's sister ; Kriemhild is obsessed with avenging the death of Siegfried, and enlists the assis...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Decla-Bioscop (Firm), UFA (Firm), Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Lang, Fritz, 1890-1976, Harbou, Thea von, 1888-1954, Richter, Paul, 1895-1961, Schoen, Margarete, 1895-1985, Loos, Theodor, 1883-1954, Huppertz, Gottfried, 1887-1937
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [2002]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (291 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects:
Siegfried -- (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Kriemhild (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Mythology, Norse.
Foreign films -- Germany.
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Summary:In a dramatization of the Norse myth, Siegfried fights dragons and ogres while traveling through the mystical Woden Wood, but his greatest challenge is the battle for the love of Kriemhild, King Gunther's sister ; Kriemhild is obsessed with avenging the death of Siegfried, and enlists the assistance of Attila the Hun to destroy her brother's kingdom in this dramatization of the thirteenth-century Norse legend.
Item Description:Screen text translated to English from the original German.
Based on Die Nibelungenlied.
Originally released as motion pictures in 1924.
Features: on the set with Fritz Lang, production design and special effects sketches, comparison of the dragon slaying scenes from Siegfried and the thief of Badgad, original 1924 score by Gottfried Huppertz performed by the Munich Radio Orchestra, essay by film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak.
Creation and Production Credits:
Photography, Carl Hoffman, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz.
Participant or Performer:
Paul Richter, Margarete Schoen, Theodor Loos, Gertrud Arnold,Hannah Ralph, Adalbert Schlettow, Rudolf Klein-Rogge.
Target Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details:
DVDs.
Language Note:
Silent with musical score.
Format:DVDs.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (291 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits:Photography, Carl Hoffman, Gunther Rittau ; music, Gottfried Huppertz.

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